balboa park. earth day.

EARTH DAY

On Sunday, May 19th Lauren and i took a trip down to Balboa Park to help volunteer our time at the Earth Day event. It was much more crowded than we had anticipated and it took nearly an hour and 20 minutes just to get into San Diego, and into the park. Thousands of people showed up for a day filled with people, food, and culture.

Of course, the heat was excruciating as it was nearly 100 degrees. As we made the long walk to our booth we took a few shots of the people and landmarks of the park. However the sun was so bright all of the pictures came out completely blown out and oversposed. The group we went to volunteer with is called "Plant with Purpose" who helps raise awareness about planting trees and plants in countries throughout the world to help farmers and bring in more money for the countries. We were outside passing out flyers and taking pictures for the organization. 

We wrapped up the day as the sun cooled by getting some good food from a hamburger stand and and ice cold water. Then we went to go check out some of the scenery that Balboa has to offer and the japananese tea garden.